Push or Pull?

There are times we treat life like a mysterious door..

It doesnl't open no matter how hard we push it!

We never notice that a huge sign is posted there that reads "PULL".

Same thing with LIFE..

We struggle.

We push.

We push harder 'til we're tired, hurt, bruised and wounded.

We forget there's a better way:

SURRENDER.

LET GO and

LET GOD.

God willed our lives to be wonderful. Lift it up to him.

-nike2x..

Hills and Mountain

One day..

A man too tired..

and disheartened..

with life countless trials..

and hardships..

asked God why so many hills..

and mountains..

to climb in life?

God replied..

"for you to have a better view"

The Seeds

a man browsing in a store was shocked to see God selling..

Man: Lord, what are you selling?

God: Whatever your heart desires..

Man: I want peace of mind, happiness and freedom from fear for me and the whole world..

God: (smiling) I dont sell fruits here, only SEEDs.. whatever a man sows, he will reap..

Lesson: the seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we will reap tomorrow..

-nike2x.. †

Beautiful One-Liners

Give God what's right - not what's left..

In God, everything is possible, just put our trust in Him..

He who kneels before God can stand before anyone..

In the sentence of life, the devil maybe a comma, but never let him be the period..

Are you wrinkled with burden? come to the church for a face lift..

When praying, don't give God instructions, just report for duty..

We don't change God's message.. His message changes us..

Five Fingers of Prayer

Your "Thumb" is nearer to you, so pray for those who are closest to you..

"Pointing Finger".. pray for those who teach, instruct and heal..

"Tallest Finger".. pray for our leaders, they need God's guidance..

"Ring Finger".. weakest finger, so pray for those who are weak, troubled or in need..

"Little Finger".. the smallest to remind you to pray for yourself..

The Road to Success

The Road to Success

The road to success is not straight..

there is a curve called FAILURE..

a loop called CONFUSION..

speed bumps called FRIENDS..

red lights called ENEMIES..

caution lights called FAMILY..

you will have flats called JOB..

but if you have a spare called DETERMINATION..

an engine called PERSEVERANCE..

insurance called FAITH..

and a driver called GOD..

you will make it to a place called SUCCESS..

REFLECTIONS

Sometimes God breaks our spirit to save our soul..

Sometimes, He breaks our heart to make us whole..

Sometimes, He sends us pain so we can be stronger..

Sometimes, He sends us failure so we can be humble..

Sometimes, He sends us illness so we can take better care of ourselves..

Sometimes, He takes "everything" away from us so we can learn the value of "everything" we have..

The Intelligent Scientist Criticism

Here is a story about a very intelligent scientist..

Scientist: God is stupid, why did he put the apple in a very big tree,

while the watermelon is in a shrub?

while walking, he continued throwing criticism on God..

Until he passed by an apple tree and one of its fruit fell on his head..

After being hit.. He realized that if it had been a watermelon..

He might be dead by now..

"God knows whats best for us.. all we have to do is trust him.."

The Best Way of God

One day I asked God

a bunch of beautiful flowers..

but, instead,

He gave me a cactus with thorns..

Later, I asked Him

to give me butterflies,

but, instead,

he gave me worms..

I was disappointed

and I wept..

But, few days after,

I have notice that

the cactus bloomed with beautiful flowers,

and the worms soon became butterflies..

God wants us to wait for the right time,

for He knows all the best that He can give..

Jesus Saves

Jesus and Satan competed on the computer..

They started typing..

They did every known job,

reports,

emails,

attachments..

and downloads..

but before the time was up..

lightning..

thunder and rain..

and brownout came..

Sata cursed Jesus just sighed..

When electricity was back,

Satan lost every single thing he had done..

But Jesus started printing all his files..

Satan shouted:

You cheated!

Jesus just smiled..

Do you know what Jesus did which Satan doesnt know?

"Jesus Saves" ^_^

-nike2x.. †

True Meaning of Life

In life, you will realize that the people you meet have a purpose.

Some were put there to test you,

some would use you,

some would teach you,

and some would bring out the better if not the best in you.

some may even cause you pain and heartache,

but one must learn to move on.

So let go of the people who can't treat you right,

and hold on to those who love you back and see you worth.

After all, life is not about meeting people.

It's touching people's lives.

Let Him Love You Right There

God will meet you where you are..

He can be very tender to you if you need an embrace..

He can be firm to you if you need some spanking..

He can be terribly awesome when you need a miracle..

He can be painfully quiet when He wants you to trust Him..

He will be what you need Him to be..

What do you really need right now?

Believe me..

He know was about it more than you do..

So let Him meet you where you are..

and "Let Him love you right there"

"Prayer when One is down"

Dear Lord,

there are some difficult decisions to make,

there are so many obligations to be done,

there are so many deadlines to be met,

there are some duties to perform.

But Lord, I know You give me solutions,

and for You, I am still a better person!

I have my bad days,

I do some silly mistakes,

I commit some blunders,

I did not live up to people's expectations.

But Lord, I know You have the reason,

and for you. I am still a better person.

I am not as beautiful as others are,

I am not young as I used to be,

I am not as talented as others could become.

But Lord, You make me feel more important

As you choose me to be Your servant.

You have given Your life for me to save me and set me free.

Amen.

Top of The Tree

Girls are like apples on trees..

The best ones are at the top of the tree..

The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt..

Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy..

So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing..

They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree..

Liham ng Isang Tatay

Anak,

Medyo mabagal akong magsulat ngayon dahil alam kong mabagal ka ring
magbasa. Nandito na kami sa Estados Unidos para bantayan ang bagong biling
bahay ng kapatid mo.Pero hindi ko maibigay sa iyo ang address dahil dinala
ng dating nakatira ang address para daw hindi na sila magpalit ng address.

Maganda ang lugar na ito at malayo sa Manila. Dalawang beses lang umulan
sa linggong ito,tatlong araw noong una at apat na araw noong pangalawa.

Nakakainis lang ang mga paninda dito katulad nun nabili ko na shampoo
dahil ayaw bumula. Nakasulat kasi "FOR DRY HAIR" kaya hindi ko binabasa ang
buhok ko pag ginagamit ko. Mamaya ay ibabalik ko sa Walmart at magrereklamo
ako.

Noong isang araw naman ay hindi ako makapasok sa bahay dahil ayaw bumukas
ng padlock. Nakasulat kasi ay "YALE", eh aba namalat na ako sa kasisigaw ay
hindi pa din bumubukas. Magrereklamo din ako sa nagbenta ng bahay, akala
nila hindi ko alam na SIGAW ang tagalog ng "YALE", wise yata ito!

Mayroon nga pala akong nabili na magandang jacket at tiyak na magugustuhan
mo. Ipinadala ko na sa iyo sa "Federal Express" medyo mahal daw dahil
mabigat ang mga butones kaya ang ginawa ko ay tinanggal ko na lang ang mga
butones at inilagay ko na lang sa bulsa ng jacket. Ikabit mo na lang pag
dating diyan.

Nagpadala rin ako ng tseke para sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo, hindi ko na
pinirmahan dahil gusto ko na maging anonymous donor. Nakakahiya naman kung
ipagkakalat ko pa.

Ang kapatid mo palang si Jhun ay may trabaho na dito, mayroon siyang 500
na tao sa ilalim niya. Nag-gugupit siya ngayon ng damo sa memorial park,
ang kita naman ay above minimum ang sahod.

Nakapanganak na rin pala ang ate baby mo, hindi ko pa alam kung babae o
lalake kaya hindi ko pa masasabi na kung ikaw ay bagong uncle or auntie.

Wala na akong masyadong balita. Sumulat ka na lang ng madalas.

Love,
fafah

p.s. Maglalagay sana ako ng pera, kaya lang ay naisara ko na ang envelope.
Next time na lang ha

The Faithful Husband

A faithful husband was drunk, he doesn’t know what was happening around him upon going home, and he directly entered the room and slept. Morning came, with amazement on his face, everything is in order, a tablet of aspirin and a glass of water with a note, “good morning honey, I’ll just buy groceries. Have your breakfast. I love you”. He was wondering why that was so. He asked his son, “What happened last night? Your mom should be angry”. Son replied, “Mom tried to unclothe you, but you said “stop, I’m married”.

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast

People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating

It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking

It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption

Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution

The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation

Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping

Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness

Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely

Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

FAMILY (F-ather A-nd M-other I L-Ove Y-ou)

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;

I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,

But the children you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

You never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."

He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."

I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers,

especially the blue."

The Doll

On the last day before Christmas, I hurried to go to the supermarket to buy the gifts I didn't manage to buy earlier. When I saw all the people there, I started to complain to myself: 'It is going to take forever here and I still have so many other places to go...'

Christmas really is getting more and more annoying every year. How I wish I could just lie down, go to sleep and only wake up after it was over.

I started to curse the prices, wondering if kids really play with such expensive toys. While looking in the toy section, I noticed a small boy of about 5 years old pressing a doll against his chest. He kept on touching the hair of the doll and looked so sad. I wondered who this doll was for. Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: 'Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?' The old lady replied: 'You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.' Then she asked him to stay here for 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.

The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, I started to walk towards him and asked who he wanted to give this doll to. 'It is the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.' I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her, after all, and not to worry. But he replied to me sadly. 'No, Santa Claus can not bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mother so that she can give it to her when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy say that Mummy will also go to see God very soon, so I thought that she could bring the doll with her to give it to my sister'. My heart nearly stopped.

The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mummy not to go yet. I asked him to wait until I come back from the supermarket' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me: 'I also want mummy to take this photo with her so that she will not forget me.' 'I love my mummy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.

I quickly reached for my wallet and took a few bills and said to the boy. What if we checked again, just in case if u have enough money?' 'Ok' he said. 'I hope that I have enough.' I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll, and even some spare money. The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money' then he looked at me and added: 'I asked yesterday before I slept for God to make sure I have enough money to buy this doll so that mummy can give it to my sister. He heard me' 'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mummy, but I didn't dare to ask God too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and the white rose.' 'You know, my mummy loves white roses

A few minutes later, the old lady came again and I left with my trolley. I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local newspaper article 2 days ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck who hit a car where there was one young lady and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-assisting machine, because the young lady would not be able to get out of the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy in mind, I read in the newspaper that the young lady had passed away.I couldn't stop myself and went to buy a bunch of white roses and I went to the mortuary where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wish before burial.

She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. I left the place crying, feeling that my life had been changed forever. The love that this little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to that day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk man had taken all this away from him.

The Tragedy

A man saw a little boy crossing the street and accidentally get bumped by a truck, but he did not bother to take the boy to a hospital cause he don't want to be late in meeting with his past girlfriend whom he separated 5 years ago. When he got to the place the girl wasn’t there, he waited for an hour but still she didn’t show up so he decided to go home. After three days, the girl called up and told him to go to a particular house, when he got there, the girls took his hand and led him inside and said: I want you to meet your son, and then she pointed the coffin. At that moment, the guy remembered that boy in the coffin whom his son was also the one who crossed the street three days ago.

poem of my hon

In dreams, the perfect love
has a smile, a voice, a touch
that seem meant just for you.
In dreams, the perfect love is tender
and giving,
always knowing just what to say
to make you feel wanted,
just what to do
to make you feel loved...
In dreams, the perfect love
is that one person with whom
you can let go and be yourself,
the one who makes you feel
completely alive just by being near.
I'm luckier than most people
because I don't have to dream anymore...
I found you.

the beat of the heart

a doctor was fond of letting the kids

listen to the beat of their heart during check ups..

he loved seeing their young face light up

when they hear the thump of their own heart..

but one question from a little girl

touched him the most..

she asked: "is that Jesus knocking?

The Hebrew Talmud

the hebrew talmud says..

be very careful if you make a woman cry..

because God counts her tears..

the woman came out of a man’s rib..

not from his feet to be walked on..

not from his head to be superior of..

but from the side to be equal with..

under the arm to be protected for..

and next to the heart to be love.

the blind

there was a blind girl who hate her self

because of being blind..

she hate everyone except her boyfriend..

one day the girl said

that if she can only see the world

she will marry her boyfriend..

one day someone donated eyes to her

and then she saw everything

including her boyfriend..

her boyfriend asked her

now that you can see

will you marry me?

the girl was shocked..

when she saw that her boyfriend

is also blind and refuse to marry him..

her boyfriend walk away with tears

in his blind eyes and said..

just takecare of my eyes.. T_T

The Wicked

A boy wrote a letter to his mom..

"Dear ma, dont look for me..

im now away, i go with Sarah..

she's 27 and her babies is 9 months..

i know im just 15 but i really love her..

ma, i want you to know we are ok..

im selling marijuana and she's selling her body..

in order of us to live..

we wish there is a cure for AIDS so she will be fine..

by the way ma, she aborted our first baby..

she said we can always make another one..

im sorry i was not able to personally say goodbye.."

the farewell

first there was a barkada,

one of them planned to have a vacation trip..

just to have fun and goodtime with each other..

so he wrote a letter to all..

sayin' "ToL! Lets have some fun, gimik tayo!

I'll wait you all 9 am at the road near our tambayan..

but they where so busy that day..

so they decided not to come..

late that afternoon, someone informed them..

that there friend died at the hospital..

3 hours later having a brain cancer..

he has only one day to live,

and that day is his last..

the doctor gave his last letter to his friends..

and read.. "Tol tagal nyo, una na aqoh" T_T

ask for forgiveness

satan was complaining to the Lord,

"You're unfair! So many sinners do wrong

and you take them back..

Some come back a dozen times..

and you always welcome them..

I made one big mistake..

and you condemn me forever..

It's unfair!"

The Lord said:

"Did you ever ask for forgiveness?"

the bear..

two men where walking in a forest..

when they saw a bear..

one immediately run and climbed up a tree..

the second man was slow and was left behind..

so the second man pretended to be dead..

the bear then came, walked around him and smelled his head..

then the bear went away..

when the bear was gone..

his friend came down the tree and asked,

"what did the bear tell you?"

he said..

"don trust someone who leaves you in time of need or trouble"

its all about "Jesus" †

it hurts 2 know the hundreds times

i've cause hiim pain..

forgive me sounds so empty

when i never changed..

yet he stay and said he love me..

still he forgive me from time and time

its his stubborn love

that never lets go of me..

perpect love..

embracing the worst in me..

even long before i knew him..

he was loving me..

its all about "Jesus" †

a wedding ring

one day, a conversation

between a teenager and his grandpa

was heared..

the young man said,

"gee, grandpa your generation

didnt have all these social diseases..

you dont have AIDS..

during your time..

what did you wear?

to have safe sex?

the wise old man replied,

"a wedding ring.."

i hold you.. †

boy and girl..

where crossing a narrow bridge..

girls hold his boy's hand..

boy said..

"no.. i hold your hand.."

girl ask,

"what is the difference?"

boy said,

"if you hold my hand, you might let go,

but if i hold your hand,,,

i'll never let you go.."

Black Nazarene

I'm sorry to bother you but it is urgent..

I have a friend coming far and need a place to stay..

since He'll be around, so I have indicated your house..

Please receive and love him..

His name is Jesus D. Black Nazarene..

thanks..

-nike2x